The Greens want to raid your bank account, your home, and your inheritance.

Te Pāti Māori turned Parliament into a stage show and called it activism.

And Labour MPs laughed while Brooke van Velden was called the c-word for daring to do her job.

But thankfully, ACT is in government. We’re the adults in the room, the ones pushing for common sense while the others play games, throw tantrums, and treat taxpayers like fools. Let’s get into it.

If You’ve Worked Hard, The Green Party Have a Tax for You. Welcome to Tall Poppy Economics.The Greens want to raid your bank account, your home, and your inheritance. We’ve seen some terrible budgets in our time, but this one takes the cake:A 33% inheritance tax (yes, they want a third of your life’s work when you die).A 45% income tax rate.

A 2.5% annual wealth tax on anyone who’s dared to succeed.“ The Greens’ proposal to blow out the national debt to 54 percent of GDP shows why we need financial literacy in schools.” –David Seymour

They’re doing all of this while claiming to care about the future.

“They want to heap on more than $40 billion in new borrowing...basically the harder you work, the more you’re punished. The more you save, the more they want to take. The more you succeed, the more they resent you.” –David Seymour

This isn’t a Budget for New Zealand. It’s a declaration of war on aspiration. On families. On business. On the idea that working hard should be rewarded.

ACT will not let this happen. Not on our watch.

Te Pāti Māori vs Parliament: Who Needs Rules Anyway?

Remember the haka performed in the House during the Treaty Principles Bill last year? The Privileges Committee has finally had enough. They’ve recommended: 21-day suspensions for Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. A 7-day suspension for Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke. Why? Because their behaviour was designed to intimidate other MPs — and in the case of Ngarewa-Packer, involved simulating a gun being fired at another member. “There is no question that the behaviour… could have the effect of intimidating other members.” –Privileges Committee

Their response? “We’re not sorry.” “We’d do it again in a heartbeat.”
“A silly little committee with silly little rules.”

This isn’t brave. It’s not cultural. It’s not civil disobedience. It’s thuggery dressed up as performance art — and it’s a disgrace to every New Zealander who believes in democracy. ACT says enough. No more excuses. No more special treatment.

Brooke van Velden: A Minister with Backbone

Brooke made a tough call to fix a broken Labour law — exactly what a good Minister should do. For that, she was met with vile abuse. Not subtle. Not implied. The actual c-word.

If this were Jacinda Ardern… the headlines would be weeping with sympathy. Instead, because Brooke is right-wing, principled, and effective, it’s open season.

You don’t have to agree with Brooke’s politics to see the double standard. This is exactly why ACT is in government — to fix what others won’t touch. She single handedly saved the budget, saved taxpayers money, and copped disgraceful attacks for it. The truth is: “if your feminism stops when a woman doesn’t vote left, it was never feminism at all.” – David Seymour ACT backs Brooke. And we back every New Zealander’s right to speak up, do their job, and not be vilified for their politics.

Real Conservation Isn’t Funded — It’s Done by Hunters

In Fiordland, hunters are leading the way in conservation and we say it’s time they get the recognition they deserve.

The Fiordland Wapiti Foundation has done more with less than most government departments ever will: “They manage the herd, trap pests, maintain huts, and protect native species like the blue duck/whio. And they do it all without asking taxpayers for a cent.”  — Cameron Luxton

Now, the Government is moving to designate wapiti as a Herd of Special Interest. ACT backs that all the way.Forest & Bird? They’re having a meltdown. They say it’s like creating “a sanctuary for stoats.”“That sort of rhetoric says more about Forest and Bird’s eco-fundamentalist ideology than the facts.” – Cameron LuxtonLet’s get real: Hunters are conservationists too. And when they’re doing the work — and funding it themselves — the government’s job should be to get out of the way.

Less talk, more action – that’s what ACT is delivering at the heart of government. Thanks for standing with us as we cut through the noise.

We have a number of events coming up & we would love to see you there: 

May 29th – Public Meeting with David in Hamilton 

May 30th – Pink Ribbon Breakfast with Brooke & David

Until next time, Team ACT